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21) His Supplication in Sorrow

(21) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِذَا حَزَنَهُ أَمْرٌ وَ أَهَمَّتْهُ الْخَطَايَا

His Supplication when Something Made him Sorrow and Offenses Made him Worry

1. اللَّهُمَّ يَا كَافِيَ الْفَرْدِ الضَّعِيفِ ،

وَ وَاقِيَ الْأَمْرِ الْمَخُوفِ ،

أَفْرَدَتْنِي الْخَطَايَا فَلَا صَاحِبَ مَعِي ،

وَ ضَعُفْتُ عَنْ غَضَبِكَ فَلَا مُؤَيِّدَ لِي ،

وَ أَشْرَفْتُ عَلَى خَوْفِ لِقَائِكَ

فَلَا مُسَكِّنَ لِرَوْعَتِي

2. وَ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُنِي مِنْكَ وَ أَنْتَ أَخَفْتَنِي ،

وَ مَنْ يُسَاعِدُنِي

وَ أَنْتَ أَفْرَدْتَنِي ،

وَ مَنْ يُقَوِّينِي وَ أَنْتَ أَضْعَفْتَنِي

3. لَا يُجِيرُ ، يَا إِلَهِي ، إِلَّا رَبٌّ عَلَى مَرْبُوبٍ ،

وَ لَا يُؤْمِنُ إِلَّا غَالِبٌ عَلَى مَغْلُوبٍ ،

وَ لَا يُعِينُ إِلَّا طَالِبٌ عَلَى مَطْلُوبٍ .

4. وَ بِيَدِكَ ، يَا إِلَهِي ، جَمِيعُ ذَلِكَ السَّبَبِ ،

وَ إِلَيْكَ الْمَفَرُّ وَ الْمَهْرَبُ ،

فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ أَجِرْ هَرَبِي ،

وَ أَنْجِحْ مَطْلَبِي .

5. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ إِنْ صَرَفْتَ عَنِّي وَجْهَكَ الْكَرِيمَ

أَوْ مَنَعْتَنِي فَضْلَكَ الْجَسِيمَ

أَوْ حَظَرْتَ عَلَيَّ رِزْقَكَ

أَوْ قَطَعْتَ عَنِّي سَبَبَكَ

لَمْ أَجِدِ السَّبِيلَ إِلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ مِنْ أَمَلِي غَيْرَكَ ،

وَ لَمْ أَقْدِرْ عَلَى مَا عِنْدَكَ بِمَعُونَةِ سِوَاكَ ،

فَإِنِّي عَبْدُكَ وَ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ ، نَاصِيَتِي بِيَدِكَ .

6. لَا أَمْرَ لِي مَعَ أَمْرِكَ ،

مَاضٍ فِيَّ حُكْمُكَ ،

عَدْلٌ فِيَّ قَضَاؤُكَ ،

وَ لَا قُوَّةَ لِي عَلَى الْخُرُوجِ مِنْ سُلْطَانِكَ ،

وَ لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ مُجَاوَزَةَ قُدْرَتِكَ ،

وَ لَا أَسْتَمِيلُ هَوَاكَ ،

وَ لَا أَبْلُغُ رِضَاكَ ،

وَ لَا أَنَالُ مَا عِنْدَكَ إِلَّا بِطَاعَتِكَ وَ بِفَضْلِ رَحْمَتِكَ .

7. إِلَهِي أَصْبَحْتُ وَ أَمْسَيْتُ

عَبْداً دَاخِراً لَكَ ،

لَا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي نَفْعاً وَ لَا ضَرّاً إِلَّا بِكَ ،

أَشْهَدُ بِذَلِكَ عَلَى نَفْسِي ،

وَ أَعْتَرِفُ بِضَعْفِ قُوَّتِي وَ قِلَّةِ حِيلَتِي ،

فَأَنْجِزْ لِي مَا وَعَدْتَنِي ،

وَ تَمِّمْ لِي مَا آتَيْتَنِي ،

فَإِنِّي عَبْدُكَ الْمِسْكِينُ الْمُسْتَكِينُ الضَّعِيفُ الضَّرِيرُ الْحَقِيرُ

الْمَهِينُ الْفَقِيرُ الْخَائِفُ الْمُسْتَجِيرُ .

8. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ لَا تَجْعَلْنِي نَاسِياً لِذِكْرِكَ فِيمَا أَوْلَيْتَنِي ،

وَ لَا غَافِلًا لِإِحْسَانِكَ فِيمَا أَبْلَيْتَنِي ،

وَ لَا آيِساً مِنْ إِجَابَتِكَ لِي وَ إِنْ أَبْطَأَتْ عَنِّي ،

فِي سَرَّاءَ كُنْتُ أَوْ ضَرَّاءَ ،

أَوْ شِدَّةٍ أَوْ رَخَاءٍ ،

أَوْ عَافِيَةٍ أَوْ بَلَاءٍ ،

أَوْ بُؤْسٍ أَوْ نَعْمَاءَ ،

أَوْ جِدَةٍ أَوْ لَأْوَاءَ ،

أَوْ فَقْرٍ أَوْ غِنًى .

9. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ اجْعَلْ ثَنَائِي عَلَيْكَ ، وَ مَدْحِي إِيَّاكَ ،

وَ حَمْدِي لَكَ فِي كُلِّ حَالَاتِي

حَتَّى لَا أَفْرَحَ بِمَا آتَيْتَنِي مِنَ الدُّنْيَا ،

وَ لَا أَحْزَنَ عَلَى مَا مَنَعْتَنِي فِيهَا ،

وَ أَشْعِرْ قَلْبِي تَقْوَاكَ ،

وَ اسْتَعْمِلْ بَدَنِي فِيمَا تَقْبَلُهُ مِنِّي ،

وَ اشْغَلْ بِطَاعَتِكَ نَفْسِي عَنْ كُلِّ مَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ

حَتَّى لَا أُحِبَّ شَيْئاً مِنْ سُخْطِكَ ، وَ لَا أَسْخَطَ شَيْئاً مِنْ رِضَاكَ.

10. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ فَرِّغْ قَلْبِي لِمَحَبَّتِكَ ،

وَ اشْغَلْهُ بِذِكْرِكَ ،

وَ انْعَشْهُ بِخَوْفِكَ وَ بِالْوَجَلِ مِنْكَ ،

وَ قَوِّهِ بِالرَّغْبَةِ إِلَيْكَ ،

وَ أَمِلْهُ إِلَى طَاعَتِكَ ،

وَ أَجْرِ بِهِ فِي أَحَبِّ السُّبُلِ إِلَيْكَ ،

وَ ذَلِّلْهُ بِالرَّغْبَةِ فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ أَيَّامَ حَيَاتِي كُلِّهَا .

11. وَ اجْعَلْ تَقْوَاكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا زَادِي ،

وَ إِلَى رَحْمَتِكَ رِحْلَتِي ،

وَ فِي مَرْضَاتِكَ مَدْخَلِي ،

وَ اجْعَلْ فِي جَنَّتِكَ مَثْوَايَ ،

وَ هَبْ لِي قُوَّةً أَحْتَمِلُ بِهَا جَمِيعَ مَرْضَاتِكَ ،

وَ اجْعَلْ فِرَارِي إِلَيْكَ ،

وَ رَغْبَتِي فِيمَا عِنْدَكَ ،

وَ أَلْبِسْ قَلْبِيَ الْوَحْشَةَ مِنْ شِرَارِ خَلْقِكَ ،

وَ هَبْ لِيَ الْأُنْسَ بِكَ

وَ بِأَوْلِيَائِكَ وَ أَهْلِ طَاعَتِكَ .

12. وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِفَاجِرٍ وَ لَا كَافِرٍ عَلَيَّ مِنَّةً ،

وَ لَا لَهُ عِنْدِي يَداً ،

وَ لَا بِي إِلَيْهِمْ حَاجَةً ،

بَلِ اجْعَلْ سُكُونَ قَلْبِي وَ أُنْسَ نَفْسِي

وَ اسْتِغْنَائِي وَ كِفَايَتِي

بِكَ وَ بِخِيَارِ خَلْقِكَ .

13. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ اجْعَلْنِي لَهُمْ قَرِيناً ،

وَ اجْعَلْنِي لَهُمْ نَصِيراً ،

وَ امْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِشَوْقٍ إِلَيْكَ ،

وَ بِالْعَمَلِ لَكَ بِمَا تُحِبُّ وَ تَرْضَى ،

إِنَّكَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ قَدِيرٌ ،

وَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْكَ يَسِيرٌ .

1- O God,

O Sufficer of the isolated and weak

and Protector against terrifying affairs!

Offenses have isolated me,

so there is none to be my companion.

I am too weak for Thy wrath

and there is none to strengthen me.

I have approached the terror of meeting Thee

and there is none to still my fear.

2- Who can make me secure from Thee

when Thou hast filled me with terror?

Who can come to my aid

when Thou hast isolated me?

Who can strengthen me

when Thou hast weakened me?

3- None can grant sanctuary to a vassal, my God, but a lord,

none can give security to one dominated

but a dominator,

none can aid him from whom demands are made

but a demander.

4- In Thy hand, my God, is the thread of all that,

in Thee the place of escape and flight,

so bless Muhammad and his Household,

give sanctuary to me in my flight,

and grant my request!

5- O God, if Thou shouldst turn Thy generous face away from me,

withhold from me Thy immense bounty,

forbid me Thy provision,

or cut off from me Thy thread,

I will find no way to anything of my hope

other than Thee

nor be given power over what is with Thee

through another's aid,

for I am Thy servant and in Thy grasp;

my forelock is in Thy hand.1

6- I have no command along with Thy command.

Accomplished is Thy judgement of me,

just Thy decree for me!'2

I have not the strength to emerge from Thy authority

nor am I able to step outside Thy power.

I cannot win Thy inclination,

arrive at Thy good pleasure,

or attain what is with Thee

except through obeying Thee

and through the bounty of Thy mercy.

7- O God,

I rise in the morning and enter into evening

as Thy lowly slave.

I own no profit and loss for myself

except through Thee.

I witness to that over myself

and I confess to the frailty of my strength

and the paucity of my stratagems.

So accomplish what Thou hast promised me

and complete for me what Thou hast given me,

for I am Thy slave,

miserable, abased, frail, distressed, vile,

despised, poor, fearful,

and seeking sanctuary!

8- O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

and let me not forget to remember Thee in what Thou hast done for me,

be heedless of Thy beneficence in Thy trying me,

or despair of Thy response to me,

though it keep me waiting,

whether I be in prosperity or adversity,

hardship or ease,

well-being or affliction,

misery or comfort,

wealth or distress,

poverty or riches!

9- O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

make me laud Thee, extol Thee, and praise Thee in all my states

so that I rejoice not over what Thou givest me of this world

nor sorrow over that of it which Thou withholdest from me!

Impart reverential fear of Thee to my heart,

employ my body in that which Thou acceptest from me,

and divert my soul through obedience to Thee

from all that enters upon me,

so that I love nothing that displeases Thee

and become displeased at nothing that pleases Thee!

10- O God,

bless Muhammad and his Household,

empty my heart for Thy love,

occupy it with remembering Thee,

animate it with fear of Thee and quaking before Thee,

strengthen it with beseeching Thee,

incline it to Thy obedience,

set it running in the path most beloved to Thee,

and subdue it through desire for what is with Thee

all the days of my life!

11- Let my provision in this world

be reverential fear of Thee,3

my journey be toward Thy mercy,

and my entrance

be into Thy good pleasure!

Appoint for me a lodging

in Thy Garden,

give me strength to bear

everything that pleases Thee,

make me flee to Thee

and desire what is with Thee,

clothe my heart in estrangement

from the evil among Thy creatures,

and give me intimacy with Thee,

Thy friends,

and those who obey Thee!

12- Assign to no wicked person or unbeliever

a kindness toward me

or a hand that obliges me,

nor to me a need for one of them!

Rather make

the stillness of my heart,

the comfort of my soul,

my independence and my sufficiency

lie in Thee and the best of Thy creatures!

13- O God, bless Muhammad and his Household,

make me their comrade,

make me their helper,

and oblige me with yearning for Thee

and doing for Thee what Thou lovest and approvest!

Thou art powerful over everything4

and that is easy for Thee.

Footnotes

1. Cf. 1l:56: There is no creature that crawls, but He takes it by the forelock.

2. This sentence goes back to a prophetic saying (Ahmad, 1, 391 and 402).

3. Allusion to 2:197: Take provision, but the best provision is reverent fear.

4. 3:26

22) His Supplication in Hardship

(22) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ عِنْدَ الشِّدَّةِ وَ الْجَهْدِ وَ تَعَسُّرِ الْأُمُورِ

His Supplication in Hardship, Effort, and Difficult Affairs

1. اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ كَلَّفْتَنِي مِنْ نَفْسِي

مَا أَنْتَ أَمْلَكُ بِهِ مِنِّي ،

وَ قُدْرَتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيَّ أَغْلَبُ مِنْ قُدْرَتِي ،

فَأَعْطِنِي مِنْ نَفْسِي مَا يُرْضِيكَ عَنِّي ،

وَ خُذْ لِنَفْسِكَ رِضَاهَا مِنْ نَفْسِي فِي عَافِيَةٍ .

2. اللَّهُمَّ لَا طَاقَةَ لِي بِالْجَهْدِ ،

وَ لَا صَبْرَ لِي عَلَى الْبَلَاءِ ،

وَ لَا قُوَّةَ لِي عَلَى الْفَقْرِ ،

فَلَا تَحْظُرْ عَلَيَّ رِزْقِي ،

وَ لَا تَكِلْنِي إِلَى خَلْقِكَ ،

بَلْ تَفَرَّدْ بِحَاجَتِي ،

وَ تَوَلَّ كِفَايَتِي .

3. وَ انْظُرْ إِلَيَّ وَ انْظُرْ لِي فِي جَمِيعِ أُمُورِي ،

فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ وَكَلْتَنِي إِلَى نَفْسِي

عَجَزْتُ عَنْهَا وَ لَمْ أُقِمْ مَا فِيهِ مَصْلَحَتُهَا ،

وَ إِنْ وَكَلْتَنِي إِلَى خَلْقِكَ تَجَهَّمُونِي ،

وَ إِنْ أَلْجَأْتَنِي إِلَى قَرَابَتِي حَرَمُونِي ،

وَ إِنْ أَعْطَوْا أَعْطَوْا قَلِيلًا نَكِداً ،

وَ مَنُّوا عَلَيَّ طَوِيلًا ،

وَ ذَمُّوا كَثِيراً .

4. فَبِفَضْلِكَ ، اللَّهُمَّ ، فَأَغْنِنِي ،

وَ بِعَظَمَتِكَ فَانْعَشْنِي ،

وَ بِسَعَتِكَ ، فَابْسُطْ يَدِي ،

وَ بِمَا عِنْدَكَ فَاكْفِنِي .

5. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ خَلِّصْنِي مِنَ الْحَسَدِ ،

وَ احْصُرْنِي عَنِ الذُّنُوبِ ،

وَ وَرِّعْنِي عَنِ الْمَحَارِمِ ،

وَ لَا تُجَرِّئْنِي عَلَى الْمَعَاصِي ،

وَ اجْعَلْ هَوَايَ عِنْدَكَ ،

وَ رِضَايَ فِيمَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْكَ ،

وَ بَارِكْ لِي فِيمَا رَزَقْتَنِي وَ فِيمَا خَوَّلْتَنِي

وَ فِيمَا أَنْعَمْتَ بِهِ عَلَيَّ ،

وَ اجْعَلْنِي فِي كُلِّ حَالَاتِي مَحْفُوظاً مَكْلُوءاً

مَسْتُوراً مَمْنُوعاً مُعَاذاً مُجَاراً .

6. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ اقْضِ عَنِّي كُلَّ مَا أَلْزَمْتَنِيهِ

وَ فَرَضْتَهُ عَلَيَّ لَكَ

فِي وَجْهٍ مِنْ وُجُوهِ طَاعَتِكَ

أَوْ لِخَلْقٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

وَ إِنْ ضَعُفَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ بَدَنِي ، وَ وَهَنَتْ عَنْهُ قُوَّتِي ،

وَ لَمْ تَنَلْهُ مَقْدُرَتِي ،

وَ لَمْ يَسَعْهُ مَالِي وَ لَا ذَاتُ يَدِي ،

ذَكَرْتُهُ أَوْ نَسِيتُهُ .

7. هُوَ ، يَا رَبِّ ، مِمَّا قَدْ أَحْصَيْتَهُ عَلَيَّ

وَ أَغْفَلْتُهُ أَنَا مِنْ نَفْسِي ،

فَأَدِّهِ عَنِّي مِنْ جَزِيلِ عَطِيَّتِكَ

وَ كَثِيرِ مَا عِنْدَكَ ،

فَإِنَّكَ وَاسِعٌ كَرِيمٌ ،

حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى عَلَيَّ شَيْ‏ءٌ مِنْهُ

تُرِيدُ أَنْ تُقَاصَّنِي بِهِ مِنْ حَسَنَاتِي ،

أَوْ تُضَاعِفَ بِهِ مِنْ سَيِّئَاتِي يَوْمَ أَلْقَاكَ يَا رَبِّ .

8. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ ارْزُقْنِي الرَّغْبَةَ فِي الْعَمَلِ لَكَ لِآخِرَتِي

حَتَّى أَعْرِفَ صِدْقَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ قَلْبِي ،

وَ حَتَّى يَكُونَ الْغَالِبُ عَلَيَّ الزُّهْدَ فِي دُنْيَايَ ،

وَ حَتَّى أَعْمَلَ الْحَسَنَاتِ شَوْقاً ،

وَ آمَنَ مِنَ السَّيِّئَاتِ فَرَقاً وَ خَوْفاً ،

وَ هَبْ لِي نُوراً أَمْشِي بِهِ فِي النَّاسِ ،

وَ أَهْتَدِي بِهِ فِي الظُّلُمَاتِ ،

وَ أَسْتَضِي‏ءُ بِهِ مِنَ الشَّكِّ وَ الشُّبُهَاتِ .

9. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ ارْزُقْنِي خَوْفَ غَمِّ الْوَعِيدِ ،

وَ شَوْقَ ثَوَابِ الْمَوْعُودِ

حَتَّى أَجِدَ لَذَّةَ مَا أَدْعُوكَ لَهُ ،

وَ كَأْبَةَ مَا أَسْتَجِيرُ بِكَ مِنْهُ .

10. اللَّهُمَّ قَدْ تَعْلَمُ مَا يُصْلِحُنِي

مِنْ أَمْرِ دُنْيَايَ وَ آخِرَتِي

فَكُنْ بِحَوَائِجِي حَفِيّاً .

11. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ،

وَ ارْزُقْنِي الْحَقَّ عِنْدَ تَقْصِيرِي

فِي الشُّكْرِ لَكَ

بِمَا أَنْعَمْتَ عَلَيَّ فِي الْيُسْرِ وَ الْعُسْرِ

وَ الصِّحَّةِ وَ السَّقَمِ ،

حَتَّى أَتَعَرَّفَ مِنْ نَفْسِي

رَوْحَ الرِّضَا وَ طُمَأْنِينَةَ النَّفْسِ مِنِّي

بِمَا يَجِبُ لَكَ

فِيمَا يَحْدُثُ فِي حَالِ الْخَوْفِ وَ الْأَمْنِ

وَ الرِّضَا وَ السُّخْطِ

وَ الضَّرِّ وَ النَّفْعِ .

12. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ ارْزُقْنِي سَلَامَةَ الصَّدْرِ مِنَ الْحَسَدِ

حَتَّى لَا أَحْسُدَ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

عَلَى شَيْ‏ءٍ مِنْ فَضْلِكَ ،

وَ حَتَّى لَا أَرَى نِعْمَةً مِنْ نِعَمِكَ

عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ

فِي دِينٍ أَوْ دُنْيَا أَوْ عَافِيَةٍ أَوْ تَقْوَى أَوْ سَعَةٍ أَوْ رَخَاءٍ

إِلَّا رَجَوْتُ لِنَفْسِي أَفْضَلَ ذَلِكَ

بِكَ وَ مِنْكَ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ .

13. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ ارْزُقْنِي التَّحَفُّظَ مِنَ الْخَطَايَا ،

وَ الِاحْتِرَاسَ مِنَ الزَّلَلِ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ

فِي حَالِ الرِّضَا وَ الْغَضَبِ ،

حَتَّى أَكُونَ بِمَا يَرِدُ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُمَا بِمَنْزِلَةٍ سَوَاءٍ ،

عَامِلًا بِطَاعَتِكَ ،

مُؤْثِراً لِرِضَاكَ عَلَى

مَا سِوَاهُمَا فِي الْأَوْلِيَاءِ وَ الْأَعْدَاءِ ،

حَتَّى يَأْمَنَ عَدُوِّي مِنْ ظُلْمِي وَ جَوْرِي ،

وَ يَيْأَسَ وَلِيِّي مِنْ مَيْلِي وَ انْحِطَاطِ هَوَايَ

14. وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ يَدْعُوكَ مُخْلِصاً فِي الرَّخَاءِ

دُعَاءَ الْمُخْلِصِينَ الْمُضْطَرِّينَ لَكَ فِي الدُّعَاءِ ،

إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ مَجِيدٌ

1- O God, Thou hast charged me concerning myself

with that which belongs more to Thee than to me.

Thy power over it and over me is greater than my power,

so give me in myself what will make Thee pleased with me

and take for Thyself Thy good pleasure in my self's well-being!

2- O God, I have no endurance for effort,

no patience in affliction,

no strength to bear poverty.

So forbid me not my provision

and entrust me not to Thy creatures,

but take care of my need alone

and Thyself attend to sufficing me!

3- Look upon me and look after me in all my affairs,

for if Thou entrustest me to myself,

I will be incapable before myself and fail to undertake that in which my best interest lies.

If Thou entrustest me to Thy creatures,

they will frown upon me,

and if Thou makest me resort to my kinsfolk,

they will refuse to give to me;

if they give, they will give little and in bad temper,

making me feel long obliged

and blaming me much.

4- So through Thy bounty, O God, free me from need,

through Thy mightiness, lift me up,

through Thy boundless plenty, open my hand,

and with that which is with Thee, suffice me!

5- O God,

bless Muhammad and his Household,

rid me of envy,

encircle me against sins,

make me abstain from things unlawful,

give me not the boldness of disobedient acts,

assign me love for that which is with Thee

and satisfaction with that which comes to me from Thee,

bless me in

that which Thou providest me,

that which Thou conferrest upon me,

and that through which Thou favourest me,

and make me in all my states

safeguarded, watched,

covered, defended,

given refuge, and granted sanctuary!

6- O God,

bless Muhammad and his Household

and let me accomplish everything which

Thou hast enjoined upon me

or made obligatory for me toward Thee,

in one of the ways of Thy obedience,

or toward one of Thy creatures,

though my body be too frail for that,

my strength too feeble,

my power not able to reach it,

and my possessions and what my hand owns

not encompass it,

and whether I have remembered it or forgotten it.

7- It, my Lord, is among that which Thou hast counted against me

while I have been heedless of it in myself.

Let me perform it

through Thy plentiful giving

and the abundance which is with Thee

- for Thou art Boundless, Generous –

so that nothing of it may remain against me,

lest Thou wouldst wish

to settle accounts for it from my good deeds

or to compound my evil deeds

on the day I meet Thee, my Lord!

8- O God,

bless Muhammad and his Household

and provide me with desire to serve Thee for the sake of my state in the hereafter,

such that I know the truthfulness of that [desire] in my heart,

be dominated by renunciation while in this world,

do good deeds with yearning,

and remain secure from evil deeds in fright and fear!

And give me a light whereby I may walk among the people,1

be guided in the shadows,

and seek illumination in doubt and uncertainty!

9- O God,

bless Muhammad and his Household

and provide me with fear of the threatened gloom

and yearning for the promised reward,

such that I may find

the pleasure of that for which I supplicate Thee

and the sorrow of that from which I seek sanctuary in Thee!

10- O God,

Thou knowest what will set my affairs right

in this world and the next,

so be ever gracious toward my needs!

11- O God, bless Muhammad and Muhammad's Household

and provide me with what is Thy right when I fall short in thanking Thee

for that through which Thou hast favoured me

in ease and difficulty,

health and sickness,

such that I may come to know in myself

repose in satisfaction

and serenity of soul

in that which Thou hast made incumbent upon me

in whatever states may occur: fear and security,

satisfaction and displeasure,

loss and gain!

12- O God, bless Muhammad and his Household

and provide me with a breast safe from envy,

such that I envy none of Thy creatures

and in anything of Thy bounty

and such that I see none of Thy favours

toward any of Thy creatures

in religion or this world, well-being or reverential fear, plenty or ease,

without hoping for myself better than it

through and from Thee alone,

who hast no associate!

13- O God,

bless Muhammad and his Household

and provide me in this world and the next

with caution against offenses

and wariness against slips

in the state of satisfaction and wrath,

such that I may

remain indifferent toward that which enters upon me

from the two states,2

work toward Thy obedience,

and prefer it and Thy good pleasure over all else

in both friends and enemies.

Then my enemy may stay secure

from my wrongdoing and injustice

and my friend may despair of my inclination

and the bent of my affection.

14- Make me one of those who supplicate Thee with sincerity in ease

with the supplication of those

who supplicate Thee with sincerity in distress!

Verily Thou art Praiseworthy, Glorious.

Footnotes

1. 6:122

2. i.e., unaffected by my own good pleasure or wrath in a given situation.

23) His Supplication for Well-Being

(23) وَ كَانَ مِنْ دُعَائِهِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ إِذَا سَأَلَ اللَّهَ الْعَافِيَةَ وَ شُكْرَهَا

His Supplication when he Asked God for Well-Being and Thanked Him for it

 1. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ أَلْبِسْنِي عَافِيَتَكَ ،

وَ جَلِّلْنِي عَافِيَتَكَ ،

وَ حَصِّنِّي بِعَافِيَتِكَ ،

وَ أَكْرِمْنِي بِعَافِيَتِكَ ،

وَ أَغْنِنِي بِعَافِيَتِكَ ،

وَ تَصَدَّقْ عَلَيَّ بِعَافِيَتِكَ ،

وَ هَبْ لِي عَافِيَتَكَ وَ أَفْرِشْنِي عَافِيَتَكَ ،

وَ أَصْلِحْ لِي عَافِيَتَكَ ،

وَ لَا تُفَرِّقْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ عَافِيَتِكَ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ .

2. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ عَافِنِي عَافِيَةً كَافِيَةً شَافِيَةً عَالِيَةً نَامِيَةً ،

عَافِيَةً تُوَلِّدُ فِي بَدَنِي الْعَافِيَةَ ،

عَافِيَةَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ .

3. وَ امْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِالصِّحَّةِ وَ الْأَمْنِ وَ السَّلَامَةِ

فِي دِينِي وَ بَدَنِي ،

وَ الْبَصِيرَةِ فِي قَلْبِي ،

وَ النَّفَاذِ فِي أُمُورِي ،

وَ الْخَشْيَةِ لَكَ ، وَ الْخَوْفِ مِنْكَ ،

وَ الْقُوَّةِ عَلَى مَا أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ مِنْ طَاعَتِكَ ،

وَ الِاجْتِنَابِ لِمَا نَهَيْتَنِي عَنْهُ مِنْ مَعْصِيَتِكَ .

4.اللَّهُمَّ وَ امْنُنْ عَلَيَّ بِالْحَجِّ وَ الْعُمْرَةِ ،

وَ زِيَارَةِ قَبْرِ رَسُولِكَ ،

صَلَواتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ رَحْمَتُكَ وَ بَرَكَاتُكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ ،

وَ آلِ رَسُولِكَ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلَامُ

أَبَداً مَا أَبْقَيْتَنِي

فِي عَامِي هَذَا وَ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ ،

وَ اجْعَلْ ذَلِكَ مَقْبُولًا مَشْكُوراً ، مَذْكُوراً لَدَيْكَ ،

مَذْخُوراً عِنْدَكَ .

5. وَ أَنْطِقْ بِحَمْدِكَ وَ شُكْرِكَ

وَ ذِكْرِكَ وَ حُسْنِ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْكَ لِسَانِي ،

وَ اشْرَحْ لِمَرَاشِدِ دِينِكَ قَلْبِي .

6. وَ أَعِذْنِي وَ ذُرِّيَّتِي مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ ،

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ السَّامَّةِ وَ الْهَامَّةِ و الْعَامَّةِ وَ اللَّامَّةِ ،

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَيْطَانٍ مَرِيدٍ ،

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ سُلْطَانٍ عَنِيدٍ ،

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ مُتْرَفٍ حَفِيدٍ ،

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ ضَعِيفٍ وَ شَدِيدٍ ،

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ شَرِيفٍ وَ وَضِيعٍ ،

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ صَغِيرٍ وَ كَبِيرٍ ،

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ قَرِيبٍ وَ بَعِيدٍ ،

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ مَنْ نَصَبَ لِرَسُولِكَ وَ لِأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ حَرْباً مِنَ الْجِنِّ وَ الْإِنْسِ ،

وَ مِنْ شَرِّ كُلِّ دَابَّةٍ أَنْتَ آخِذٌ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا ،

إِنَّكَ عَلَى صِرَاطٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ .

7. اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ ،

وَ مَنْ أَرَادَنِي بِسُوءٍ فَاصْرِفْهُ عَنِّي ،

وَ ادْحَرْ عَنِّي مَكْرَهُ ،

وَ ادْرَأْ عَنِّي شَرَّهُ ، وَ رُدَّ كَيْدَهُ فِي نَحْرِهِ .

8. وَ اجْعَلْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ سُدّاً حَتَّى تُعْمِيَ عَنِّي بَصَرَهُ ،

وَ تُصِمَّ عَنْ ذِكْرِي سَمْعَهُ ،

وَ تُقْفِلَ دُونَ إِخْطَارِي قَلْبَهُ ،

وَ تُخْرِسَ عَنِّي لِسَانَهُ ،

وَ تَقْمَعَ رَأْسَهُ ، وَ تُذِلَّ عِزَّهُ ،

وَ تَكْسُرَ جَبَرُوتَهُ ، وَ تُذِلَّ رَقَبَتَهُ ، وَ تَفْسَخَ كِبْرَهُ ،

وَ تُؤْمِنَنِي مِنْ جَمِيعِ ضَرِّهِ وَ شَرِّهِ وَ غَمْزِهِ وَ هَمْزِهِ وَ لَمْزِهِ وَ حَسَدِهِ وَ عَدَاوَتِهِ وَ حَبَائِلِهِ وَ مَصَايِدِهِ

وَ رَجِلِهِ وَ خَيْلِهِ ،

إِنَّكَ عَزِيزٌ قَدِيرٌ .

1- O God,

bless Muhammad and his Household,

clothe me in Thy well-being,

wrap me in Thy well-being,

fortify me through Thy well-being,

honour me with Thy well-being,

free me from need through Thy well-being,

donate to me Thy well-being,

bestow upon me Thy well-being,

spread out for me Thy well-being,

set Thy well-being right for me,

and separate me not from Thy well-being

in this world and the next!

2- O God,

bless Muhammad and his Household

and make me well with a well-being sufficient, healing, sublime, growing,

a well-being that will give birth to well-being in my body,

a well-being in this world and the next!

3- Oblige me through

health, security, and safety

in my religion and body,

insight in my heart,

penetration in my affairs,

dread of Thee, fear of Thee,

strength for the obedience

which Thou hast commanded for me,

and avoidance of the disobedience

which Thou hast prohibited for me!

4- O God,

oblige me through

the hajj,

the umra,1

and visiting the graves of Thy Messenger

(Thy blessings, mercy, and benedictions upon him and upon his Household)

and the Household of Thy Messenger (upon them be peace)

for as long as Thou causest me to live,

in this year of mine and in every year,

and make that accepted, thanked, and mentioned before Thee

and stored away with Thee!

5- Make my tongue utter Thy praise, Thy thanksgiving,

Thy remembrance, and Thy excellent laudation,

and expand my heart

toward the right goals of Thy religion!

6- Give me and my progeny refuge from

the accursed Satan,

the evil of venomous vermin, threatening pests,

swarming crowds, and evil eyes,

the evil of every rebel satan,2

the evil of every refractory sovereign,

the evil of everyone living in ease and served,

the evil of everyone weak or strong,

the evil of everyone born high or low,

the evil of everyone small or great,

the evil of everyone near or far,

the evil of everyone, jinn or man, who declares war on Thy Messenger and his Household,

and the evil of every crawling creature

that Thou hast taken by the forelock!

Surely Thou art on a straight path.3

7- O God,

bless Muhammad and his Household

and if someone desires ill for me

turn him away from me,

drive away from me his deception,

avert from me his evil, send his trickery back to his own throat,

8- and place before him a barricade,

so that Thou mayest blind his eyes toward me,

deafen his ears toward my mention,

lock his heart toward recalling me,

silence his tongue against me,

restrain his head, abase his exaltation,

break his arrogance, abase his neck, disjoint his pride,

and make me secure from all his injury,

his evil, his slander,

his backbiting, his faultfinding,

his envy, his enmity,

his snares, his traps,

his foot soldiers, and his cavalry!

Surely Thou art Mighty, Powerful!

Footnotes

1. That is, the lesser pilgrimage to Mecca, made outside of the season of the hajj.

2. 22:3

3. 11:56